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In these challenging economic times, it's more important than ever for manufacturers and retailers alike to get their business done in one place, in one weekend. Surf Expo's unique breadth of exhibitors and commitment to a business-first atmosphere makes choosing Surf Expo as the show to attend a no-brainer.
11/18/2008

Surf Expo Announces Lineup For January 2009 Educational Seminars

Give your store every advantage through Surf Expo's full roster of educational seminars, happening January 15, 16, and 17 in Orlando, Florida. Bring your staff or brush up on your own skills as we discuss open-to-buy strategies, Web site management, understanding surfboard technology, and much more.

11/18/2008

Travels With Fish: Cocoa Beach

On the final day of our Surf Expo North Florida tour, we stop off at the Ron Jon Surf Shop mega store, plus Quiet Flight and Cape Surf.
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Travels With Fish: Daytona Beach

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Travels With Fish: St. Augustine

It’s Tuesday morning and I am up and taking the pulse of the industry in St Augustine, Florida.
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Travels With Fish: Jacksonville Beach

Surf Expo is back with another episodic adventure! This time reporting from Northeastern Florida as I travel from Jacksonville Beach to Cocoa Beach and hit the stops in between.
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Per Welinder Explains The Birdhouse Deal

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Top Ten Tips for Successful Exhibiting

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The Secrets Of Visual Merchandising

How your store looks is sometimes more important that what you are selling. We’ll explore the basics on merchandising your store from a visual perspective and also discuss how to build a formula to keep your store fresh and exciting to your frequent shoppers as well as your new guests.
10/06/2008

ZJ Boarding House Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary

Santa Monica's ZJ Boarding House celebrates twenty years of being in business with a carnival/concert/barbecue and a good portion of the industry turns out to help them celebrate.
09/29/2008

Surf Expo September Post-Show Recap

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The Girls Of Surf Expo

All the latest swimwear fashions, modeled at Surf Expo's Fashion Shows and at the swank Peabody Hotel.
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ISM Community And Surf Expo Present: Sk8ology An Art Deck Collective

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More than 170 artists from the fine art and skateboard communities have generously contributed their talents to the largest ever original art on skateboard decks showing.

Sector 9 manufactured the decks (or canvases) specifically for this event. After gallery showings at Surf Expo - September 12th-14th, Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, these original works of art will ultimately be sold at auction to support several worthy non-profit organizations: www.ismcommunity.org and www.nowthatyouknow.org

“Skateboard decks are such a great medium for expression both physically and as a graphics instrument,” says Mark “Schmiddy” Schmid of www.sk8ology.com. Sk8ology manufactures museum-quality fixturing for high-end skateboard decks. According to Schmiddy, who spends much of his time putting up collections of boards for professional skaters and their deck companies: "Every time we bring a skateboard deck up off the ground to eye level in an aesthetically pleasing way, we bring joy to the viewer. This isn't a business, it's a movement."

Contributing artists for the ISM/Sk8ology Collective come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Skateboard industry veterans Ben Horton, Andy Howell, Jason Lee, Chris Pastras, Nathan Pratt, Danny Gonzalez, Steve Cabellero, Craig Stecyk, and Louie Barletta produced an incredible collection of works using many different processes while world famous graffiti artists like Slick & Brisk stayed strong within their realm of expertise. 

Andy Howell, whose company Artsprojekt.com is revolutionizing the quality of graphics for skateboard decks had this to say: "As a pro skateboarder, I always considered skateboarding a fine art. As an artist I see the skateboard as a canvas. Throughout my life & career art and skateboarding have been my primary form of expression and I'm passionate about being able to cross pollinate the two worlds."

NK Nkirote Mbaya, Founder of Now That You Know, had this to say: "It is wonderful that the world of skateboarding and art could collaborate to help girls stay in school in third-world countries. In Kenya, the cultural motivation is to educate boys. The subsistence living standard of most families all but rules out education for girls even though, statistically, the societal ROI is highest when girls stay in school and become educated women. Thank you ISM, Sk8ology, ASR & Surf Expo for supporting our cause!"

Please support the cause by visiting our online auction to bid on your favorite one-of-a-kind, rare skate deck canvas. Spread the word, help make a difference. http://www.ISMcommunity.org



And a HUGE "THANK YOU" to our contributing artists:

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS:


Aaron Jasinski

Aaron Kraten

Aaron Reese

Alexis Griffith

Alyasha Owerka-Moore (presented by Artsprojekt)

Amy Sol

Andrew Hem

Andy Howell (presented by Artsprojekt)

Angelina Wrona

Audrey Kawasaki

Ben Horton

Blaine Fontana

Brandon Francis

BRANDON LOMAX

Brandon Sopinsky

Brendon Flynn

Brian Clinebell

Brian Hance

Brian M Viveros

Bryan Sheffield

Casey O'Connell

Cassandra Simon

Catherine Norrie

Chet Zar

Chris Lucero

Chris Pastras

Christine Benjamin

Corinne Mayer

Craig Mackay

Craig Stecyk

DALEK / James Marshall (presented by Artsprojekt)

Dan Santat

Daniel Fleres

Daniel Lim

Danny Gonzalez

Darin Owen

Dave Duncan

David Flores

Desiree Fessler

Dez Einswell (presented by Artsprojekt)

Downtimer

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Ekundayo (presented by Artsprojekt)

Eli Gessner (presented by Artsprojekt)

Emilio Santoyo

Eric Davison

Eric Wixon

Erik Otto

Eye One

Forrest Card

Gene Hong

George Hundleby

Grace Chee

Haubs

James Fish

James Germani

Jan Trondsen

Jason Lee

Jason Maloney

Jeff Black

Jeff McMillan

Jeni Yang

Jenikah

Jeremy Harker

Jill Hearne

Jim Phillips (presented by Artsprojekt)

Jimmy Bleyer

Joe Schlaud

Joey Gonzalez

John T Quinn

Jon Chase

Jon Todd

Jordan Mitchell

Josh Callaway

Josh Hart

Josh Taylor

Joshua Clay

Juan Rodriguez

Julie Lee

Karen Halker

Katherine Chiu

Kean

Keith Noordzy

Keith Renner

Kelli Murray

Kelly Vivanco

Kelvin Nguyen

Ken Garduno

KMNDZ aka Johnny Rodriguez (presented by Artsprojekt)

Kristen N Brown

Lindsay Noyes

Lori Escobar

Louie Barletta

Luke Chueh

lyle wessels

Majella Lue Sue

Mark Allen Miller

Mark Cruz

Mark Cummings

Mark Murphy

Matt Espantman

Matt Groller

Matt Stallings

Melissa Contreras

Meryl Slay

Michael C Hsiung

Michael Nueman

Michelle Wiener

Mike Kershnar (presented by Artsprojekt)

Mike Shinoda

Munk One

Nate Frizzell

Nathan Pratt

Nathan Rosser

Nimit Malavia

Pamela Diaz Martinez

Patrice Tonnis

Patrick Ballesteros

Patrick Martinez

Reuben Rude

Rich Tuzon

richard arthur

Rob Gould

Robb Havassy

Roland Tamayo

Ron Velasco

Ronald J Llanos

Sally Sun

Sandow Birk

Sanithna Phansavanh

Scott Belcastro

Scott Chenoweth

Seth Haak

Shepard Fairey OBEY (presented by Artsprojekt)

Slick

Solace Wonder

Stacey Aoyama

Steph Calvert

Stephane Kardos

Steve Bartlett

Steve Caballero

Steven Daily

Terry Keating

Tessar Lo

The Dead Beatnik

Thomas Broersma

Thomas Lee Bakofsky

Tim Hardy

Tim Martinez

Tocayo

Tommii Lim

tracy ann B.

Tuan Vutran

Weirdo

Will Turner

William Zdan

Yoskay Yamamoto

Yuki Miyazaki

Yuta Onoda

Zach Johnsen / Tank Theory (presented by Artsprojekt)

Zoro Rodriguez

Zoso

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Black Box Teams With Skate OG Frank Messmann For Europe Push

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